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The term dehydration implies water loss, but isn't it more the electrolyte loss that needs to be addressed?

The time I was there, they treated lots of cuts, bruises and disengagements of joints but none had been put on a drip. Anyway the original post implied that there should be a connection between Noaks diet and being put on drip (for what ever reason). I just don't get it.

Excuse me if this is a stupid question, but for what other reason than dehydration would a doc at a race medical tent put you on a drip?

I hope the ref gave a penalty! He showed some daylight, then went for the ball but alas he could not support his own bodyweight.

I don't get it. Not sure that there is any connection to be drawn between LCHF and dehydration? What day was this? I was also in the medic tent on day 2 of the race. My partner dehydrated badly (not on LCHF). I asked the doctor about the amount of dehydration patients this year and he said it was much less than previous years. My partner was on a drip from about 15h00 to 18h00 and during that time he was the only oke being treated for dehydration.

Lots of LCHF options at Sani this year!

Kan nie meer nie korporaal! Kan nie meer wag nie?

Doing the race, unfortunately, would have been nice to meet up with you guys...

http://www.parktool.com/product/derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge-dag-2Simple looking tool but does the job brilliantly.

AFAIK the organizers use your SA seeding index to do the seeding: http://www.saseeding.co.za/seeding-search/ How SA seeding arrive at the index is all explained on their website. They use the lowest index of the 2 partners to do the seeding and not the average. As Squier said everything will be sorted after day 1.

Those long term forecasts normally changes quite a lot as the date draws nearer. Hopefully it will change towards better and not worse! Starting in I in the race the about 3500 cyclists ahead could churn up a lot of mud.

If they were racing for a podium or category prize I am sure they would have received some sort of penalty. Not sure about the exact rules. Might have even received a penalty, but what is one hour, over 9 days if you are competing for 200th or 300th place. Great story Mudsucker, and thanks for sharing. I think they have done themselves and their brand proud.

Like Ysterperd said. Just on a side note, not implying that you did it, but never use any high pressure water to clean a bike. Plays havoc with seals bearings etc.

Thanks will do.

Thanks, Fanie & Rouxtjie.

I learned to do everything on my bike EXCEPT fork and shock maintenance. Rouxtie which site would you recommend for learning basic and more advanced service? (Fox). Where do you buy consumables? (seal kits etc), LBS for me is not an option and omnico, the agents for fox in SA, does not sell directly to public. What oil should be used in the fork?

Dean I am by no means the boffin on this thread, but there is research that points to a higher incidence of prostate cancer in men with higher intake of ALA (the primary type of omega 3 oil in flaxseed) The following is from Mark's Daily Apple and the references and links to the scientific papers are included in the article. My advice would be to use fish oil as your primary omega-3 source and keep the ALA on the lower side. If you’re a man? Particularly an older man? I’d definitely suggest you make fish oil your principal source of omega-3s. Is it time to chuck the flax grinder all together? Based on the research, I’d at least put it into semi-retirement. (I’d suggest forgoing flax oil entirely.) Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/flax-prostate-cancer-risk/#ixzz2zZyz1PEd Fish oil, on the other hand for me always begs the question: How safe can it be with all the mercury and other heavy metal pollution of the oceans? One thing that one must take into account with all omega 3 oils wether plant oil or fish oil is that it is pretty unstable and gets oxidized very easily. So you should buy very fresh oil from a reputable source, keep it in a dark cool place (fridge) and discard unused oils six weeks after opening the bottle. How fresh is the capsulated forms of fish oil available to us? I mean how fresh can it really be? The first prize obviously must be deep sea caught oily fish, but for most of us it is not an option. The problem with the westernized diet is the high ratio of omega 6 / omega 3. For me part of the solution lies in avoiding as much omega 6 as possible (grain oils in all their forms; cooking oil, margarine, salad dressing etc) and getting your omega 3 from natural fresh produce as far as possible. This should include lots of leafy greens, grass fed mutton, butter, cream, beef and free range chicken and eggs, and as a second prize, if you cannot lay your hands on the fresh fish, tinned oily fish 2 to 4 times per week. Hope this makes sense.

Bit of a drive, but Clarens is a must do, first weekend of May. You will love it! You can always make a weekend of it with the marathon on Saturday and the half on Sunday. Autumn in the eastern Freestate is something to behold. Beatiful this time of the year.

We must have been quite close at some stage as I did 3:11. The bit of single track at the start was a new addition to the route and it caught me off guard as I got held up by guys not willing to ride the 2 bridges over the fences. I had no one to work with on the flatter part after the single track and before the hills started. Had to play catch up for the rest of the time, but I had a good second half and passed a few guys towards the end. I spoke to the organizers (Danie and Elmarie), they are looking at developing some more single track outside the reserve next to the canal and hosting a monthly event. You were not by any chance the guy I chatted to in the parking area before the start with the Prado (if I remember correctly) with the GP registration?

Any mineral oil will do. Mineral oil is mineral oil after all. Much cheaper at motoring supply stores like midas etc.

Hi MrFine I did the race. According to goudveldmultisport's website the contact person for cycling is Hennie Geel. henniegeel@gmail.com 0832655821 If he does not respond try Danie Theron. danie@spinfit.co.za 0845620634 Let me know if you get the results somewhere please. You travelled a long way to do a flat non technical somewhat boring route? I do agree with you organizing, route marking and vibe were top notch.

Hope you get it right because the Tacx Bushido is a great trainer and a wonderful machine.

Go to settings, then brake, then calibrate and follow the instructions. Not sure if this will have anything to do with your problem though. Any one close to you that has a bushido to help you out? LBS perhaps?

There is a very nice free app for the ipad out that controls the bushido. It then replaces the head unit. With the app it is an absolute breeze to create a new training session. With the head unit of the bushido it was a nightmare if you were trying to write a program with a lot of intervals. The app also has virtual reality and comes loaded with one VR route. Others are available as downloads.